Sun Care

Unilever Group was the third largest player in beauty and personal care in 2023. Company growth was driven by its broad portfolio of brands, which recorded solid upturns across all categories and regions. The majority of Unilever’s recent activity…

Sun care in Austria benefited from the ongoing recovery of travel and tourism in 2023, following the end of mobility restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As people started to travel more, there was an increase in beach and other holidays,…

In 2023, the upward trend in household consumption persisted for a tenth consecutive quarter in Brazil. This resurgence in spending was underpinned by significant macroeconomic factors, including improvements in income levels and employment, coupled…

Sun care achieved small and stable demand in Germany in 2023, in both value and volume terms. Premium sun care outperformed mass sun care, at around double the performance rate in both value and volume terms. The popularity of premium sun care is…

In 2023, sun care in India saw robust double-digit retail current value growth, with sun protection remaining the only category with notable sales. Growth was significantly driven by the continued increase in outdoor activities and events. The rising…

Sun care saw robust value and volume sales in Mexico in 2023, strongly driven by the buoyancy in travel and tourism industries. Indeed, in 2023, Mexico's travel industry showcased strong double-digit growth in current value terms, according to…

Value sales of sun care was negligible in 2023 and this is not expected to change over the forecast period.

In 2023, sun care sales recorded double-digit growth in retail value terms. This was largely due to inflationary pressures, however, as volume growth maintained a steadier pace. With that said, 3-in-1 and 2-in-1 sun care products represent the latest…

Sun care witnessed dynamic current value growth in Morocco in 2023. Dermocosmetics sun care is thriving in Morocco, accounting for the majority of total sun care value sales. Sun care has enjoyed steady development due to the expansion of tourism,…

The surge in outbound travel, especially to Southeast Asia in 2023, resulted in double-digit current value growth for sun care in Hong Kong. Sunny locations such as Thailand and Singapore were among the top 10 outbound travel destinations for Hong…

Sun care saw a slow start to the year in 2023 due to a milder than usual spring and a belated start of the summer. However, the summer season started to pick up from July onwards, with sun care sales performing extremely well in the key month of…

Although demand for sun care in the United Arab Emirates continued to improve in 2023, the category’s overall penetration of the local market remained fairly low. This is due to the rise of the “skinification” trend, stemming from consumers' desire…

Demand for sun care in South Africa remained stable in 2023 compared to the previous year, but below pre-pandemic levels. This was due to greater competition from hybrid products that offer sun protection properties, thereby reducing the need to…

Sun care in France saw a strong performance in 2023 – one of the strongest in beauty and personal care, with current value growth approaching the double digits. All categories, including sun protection, aftersun, self-tanning, and baby and…

Sun care in Nigeria followed the general growth trend in beauty and personal care in 2023. Thus, the category saw a strong increase in retail current value sales at the end of the review period. However, this performance was due to high inflation…

Sun care in the UK continued to record a solid performance in 2023, with volume sales fully recovering to surpass 2019 figures. While sun care recorded an increase of 7% in volume terms and 12% in value terms, it is noteworthy that most of this…

In 2023, sun care in Romania witnessed another year of surging retail volume and current value sales, remaining one of the most rapidly expanding categories within beauty and personal care. Part of the reason for continued dynamism was that sales of…

After witnessing significant declines in 2020 in the first year of COVID-19, sun care in Poland saw continuous robust retail volume and current value growth from 2021 to 2023, recovering fully in current value terms, but not rebounding completely…

Sun care in Uzbekistan, initially impacted by pandemic-related travel restrictions, showed signs of recovery in 2023. As quarantine measures were lifted, the category slowly returned to pre-pandemic levels. Factors such as the country's warm climate,…

Kenya’s sun care market saw consumers shift in line with prevailing industry-wide trends in 2023, as demand for cruelty-free, eco-friendly, and natural and organic ingredients continued to rise. Consumers are also seeking multifunctional variants,…